Improved photocurrent of a poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)-ClO4-/TiO2 thin film-modified counter electrode for dye-sensitized solar cells

Journal of Oleo Science

Volumn 60, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 639-646

  Sakurai, Sho ^a   Kawamata, Yuka ^a   Takahashi, Masashi ^a   Kobayashi, Koichi ^a  

^a TOKYO CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dye sensitized solar cell; Photo current

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE FILMS; ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES; ELECTRODES; ELECTROPOLYMERIZATION; PHOTOCURRENTS; SOL-GELS; SOLAR CELLS; THIN FILMS;

PARTICLE COMPOSITES; PHOTOVOLTAIC CONVERSION; POLY(3 ,4 ETHYLENEDIOXYTHIOPHENE) (PEDOT); POLY-3 ,4-ETHYLENEDIOXYTHIOPHENE; THIN-FILM ELECTRODE; TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE OXIDES; TRANSPARENT COUNTER ELECTRODES; VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

FUSED HETEROCYCLIC RINGS; PERCHLORATE; PERCHLORIC ACID; POLY(3,4 ETHYLENE DIOXYTHIOPHENE); POLY(3,4-ETHYLENE DIOXYTHIOPHENE); POLYMER; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE; METHODOLOGY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; POWER SUPPLY; SOLAR ENERGY;

BICYCLO COMPOUNDS, HETEROCYCLIC; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODES; PERCHLORIC ACID; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; POLYMERS; SOLAR ENERGY; TITANIUM;

EID: 82355163693     PISSN: 13458957     EISSN: 13473352     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5650/jos.60.639     Document Type: Article

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